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cANADA's PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS
The Two Men Who Are Contending for
the dominion Premiership.

The Two Men Who Are Contending for
the Dominion Premiership.
The parliament of the Dominion of Canada
has been dissolved and new election Or
dered. The Conservatives, under the leader
ship of the present premier, Sir John Mac
donald, feel confident that the elections will
result in vindication of the governments
policy. while Mr.. Edward Blake, who is the
standard bearer of the Liberals, is equally
sanguine of victory for his party. The
northwest territories win enjoy the right of
franchise for the first time, and it is claimed
by the Conservatives that Sir Johns prompt
and decisive conduct during the Louis Riel
half-breed rebellion fully justities them i'll ex-
pecting that sections support at the polls
In the maritime provinces-Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick, etc.-the vote will be ex-
ceedingly close, both parties claiming them.
The new parliament will convene on April T.
upon which date the writ ordering the cleo
ton has been made returnable. The new
franchise will for the first time be tested. 1t
is equivalent almost to universal suffrage.
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, the Con-
servative leader, was born ut Kingston, Up
per Canada, JAN II, 1915. He was educated
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Curious Queries on Many Subjects Care
fully Answered. s.f'

Curious Queries ON Many Subjects Care
fully Answered. s,.f'
What was the origin of the Spanish nation
X.
From remote antiquity the elevated regions
in the interior were peopled by the Celtiber-
ians, race formed by mixture of Celts and
Iberians. The Phenicians came next, then
the Greeks, who applied the name of Iberia,
which was changed by the Romans to Hes
pania. After the first Punic war the Cartha-
genians established themselves in Spain. The
Greek colonies applied to the Romans for aid
against the Carthagenians.- Scipio, Roman
general, expelled the latter in 219 B. G. and
finally the Romans conquered the whole coun-
try. When the Roman power declined the
Germans appeared i'll Spain. 1t was subdued
by the Visigoths, and still later on by the
Moors Christian and Sfohammedan con-
tended till Granada, the last Moorish province,
yielded to Ferdinand and Isabella,
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washington,s Love Letters.

After Washington's death, Martha burned
his love letters for fear they might fall into
improper hands, and only one escaped the
flames. This was written just before Gen
Washington accepted the command of the
army of the revolution. 1t is very affection
ate. He begins it with aMy dearest, speaks
of her in it as MY dear Patsy." and compli-
ments her by telling her that he would enjoy
more real happiness in one month with her
than he could possibly find abroad, if his stay
was to be seven times seven years. In this
letter he also incloses his win, with the re-
mark that he has no doubt that the provision
for her will he an agreeable one.-Frank @.
Carpenter
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sition for several years He has also repre-
sented the same constituency in the Dominion
parliament. In 1871 he succeeded Hon. John
Macdonald as premier of the Ontario legisla-
ture He was minister of justice and presi-
dent OF council of the Mackenzie ministry
Temporary i'll health compelled him tn reflls..
two very important Offices which were ten
dered him. Mr.. Blake is an independent
Liberal in politics, and it is universally con-
ceded that he is the brainiest man in the DO
ninion parliament. The Liberals follow bis
lead without question.
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A Question of Right.

Not long ago, while on VISIT became &C
quainted with young lady, and on my return
home began q correspondence with her, She has
written me to address my letters to an assumed
name, as she fears her father may object il he
discovers our correspondence Now, / don't wish
to offend her father or act dishonorably Yet
wish to continue our correspondence. What shall
I do? . JOHN T.
There may be special circumstances which
render it essential for her to ask you to act
clandestinely, but on. general principles we
should say that there is want Of strength of
character in the young lady. Most women
of high principle would correspond openly or
not at all.
Please state (D if President johnson was i'm
pcached. 2 Give the name of our currency
which is n legal tender 3. How many cities of
the United States have elevated railroads!
.ts.- B. C. H.
]. No; two-thirds vote was required, but
was not secured. 2. All United States cur
rency is legal tender 3. New. York and
Brooklyn. Some other cities have cable
roads leading to bluffs
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square mile Of land
lying on Lake Mich
igan, twenty-five,
miles north OF Chi-'
cago. 1t was bought.
by the Commercial
club. Among its
purchasers one finds
the name of the new'
Illinois S enat tor,
Hon. C. b. Farwell.
Soon after the,
park was bought, a.
resolution was in
4 AZ
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Locke's Moon Hoax.

What was Locke's moon hoaxg have fire.
quently seen it referred to, but do not know what
it is SPW
A newspaper hoax rerpetrated in 1888 in
The New York Sun. The uuther was Rich
ard Henry Locke 1t was known that an
eminent astromomer--Sir John Hershel--was
at the Cape of Good Hope, with instruments
of great power. The article in The Sun
purported to he taken from The Edinburgh
Journal of Science. Itgave an extraordinary
account of IIershel's discoveries vita what
they declared to be seven-t ton glass, describ-
ing Lunar scenery as if but hundred yards
away, and Lunar inhabitants like men bats.
After hoaxing nearly everybody in America
it was published in England, where it met
with almost equal success, and was even dis
cussed in the French Academy of Sciences
1t was, in fact, read all over Europe
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eLBRlDGE G. sPAuLDING,

Author of the Legal Tender Act and
Greenback Currency.
On the 2Sth of December, 1861, the banks
and the treasury of the United States sus-
pended specie payments Two days later.
Representative E. G.. Spaulding, of New
York, the chairman of the ways and means
committee, introduced in the house the legal
tender act, which passed both houses and
was approved by President Lincoln Feb. 25,
1862 This act authorized the issue of green
backs, which, though devised as war
measure, have been found a convenient form
OF currency since.
Mr.. Spauldng is now nearly so years old.
He lives in Buffalo, and is said to be worth SIN
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The fsreat Easfarn

Can you tell us what has become Of the mann.
moth steamship the Great Eastern, which was
SO much talked about more than twenty years
ago2 H
The Great Eastern soon after being built
and used in laying the Atlantic cable was run
for while between England and Australia.
She is now employed as "a refrigerator ship for
the transportation of meats from South
America to England
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Theory of Tides.
Please state why the tide rises and falls.

A.
The most probable theory is as follows:
Suppose the earth to be a smooth sphere
covered with water of uniform density. The
attraction of the moon on the pliable water
nearest to her would be greater than on the
solid earth, causing heaping of the water
toward her. So far the matter seems very
simple, but there is also another heaping up
of water on the opposite side of the globe at
the same time. This is explained by the fact
that the water on the side away from
the moon is attracted less than the solid earth,
and the earth is therefore thrown away from
the water, thus causing the water to be heaped
up, though not SO much as that directly under
the moon on the opposite side. The sun has
two-iifths as much Influence on the waters as
the moon. But since the earth revolves ON its
axis, and the moon at times acts in direct
line with the sun, and at times in contrary
direction, these motions never give the waters
time to take spherodal shape as they would
do when at rest. An imperfect form of it
travels around the earth in lunar day, and
the tide rises later as the moon does When
the sun and moon attract in the same direc-
tion we have the highest tides and vice versa
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yyhy Not a New Constitut;obo


1t is proposed two years hence to celebrate
the one hundredth anniversary of the adop-
tion of the American constitution Would
not the best observance of that event be the
meeting of another convention to recast our
fundamental law: In the state of New York
there is n constitutional provision that q new
convention shall meet every twenty years to
make desirable alterations in the organic law
How much more necessary is it to readjust
the constitution Of the United States to the
changed conditions Of our national existences
The constitution of 1889 was made for 3,0OO,-
OOO OF people, scattered along the Atlantic
seacoast, east of the Allegheny mountains
This was before the era of steam, electricity.
the cotton gin, the spinning jenny and all our
marvellous improvements in machinery and
the industrial arts We are now mighty
nation of 60,0O000O people, extending from
tho Atlantic to the Pacific ocean; we are
within eight days of Europe by steam, and
are in instantaneous communication with the
remotest parts of the earth by electricity.
We have been forced from time to timc
to amend our constitution, but the machinery
for doing so is so complicated that il is
almost impossible to make any radical
change except during a national con-
vulsion, such as civil war. 1t is confessed
that our constitution has broken down in
many important respects The electoral col
lego for instance is not at all what it was orig
inally designed to be. We are in danger of
civil war whenever there is closely contested
presidential election. There are tremendous
problems ahead of us, and the constitution,
which was satisfactory in the Nineteenth
century, might prove entirely inadequate in
tho Twentieth century. At any rate, it
would be no harm to discuss such reforms and
improvements as would improve the working
machinery OF our government, and rectify
sonlo of the evils that arc justly complained
of. The discussion of the provisions Of our
fundamental law would elevate the whole
tone of political life i'll this country. It
would give us higher questions for debate in
our newspapers than those that pertain to
party politics. Why not convention to re-
wise the constitution of the United Statess
+. M
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THE LATE A. A. upcHuRcH.

Founder of the Order of the A. O. U. w.
j. J. Upchurch, founder of the Ancient
Order of United Worlmen, who died at
Steelville, Mo-, on the 18th of January, aged
67 years, was buried on the following Sunday
in st. Louis with impressive ceremonies. The
body lay in state at the Masonic Temple and
thousands came to view it, AT o'clock the
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various official
grades his career has been upward and on
ward. until to-day he is the responsible head
of the government of Canada. Sir Johns
great abilities were never more strikingly
manifested than while he was minister of JUS
tice and attorney general of the Dominion.
He has been lonored by degrees from Oxford
and other universities
Hon Edward Blake's father, Hon. William
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A DEAD LETTER CLERK. accessible to the
public, and at the head of the stairway from
the street entrance is the little museum of the
dead letter office, always open and visited
daily by hundreds. But the office itself,
where scores of busy clerks are all day OPEN
ing, examining and readdressing stray let
ters is shut under lock and key. Curious
outsiders who wish to view the penetralia of
the office, must go to Mr. Baird and get per-
init. Then with an attendant all there is
behind the locked door can be seen.
1t would be q good thing for those who
visit the dead letter Office to realize some
thing of its importance by comparative study
of the postal systems of the world. Few
Americans really know how great q thing the
postoffice establishment of the United States
is. For instance, the United States has more
postoffices than all the countries Of Europe,
nearly four times as many as great Britain
or Germany, nine times as many as Austria
or France. British India, with 253 600, 900 of
people, has but G,721 postofficcs. The United
States, with so, 152 900 people, has 53,G14 post
offices of all kinds. Germany with her 45,
100000 people, has but 1j42S Great Britain,
for 35,9Oo,OO0 people, has 1G,434. Hayti,
probably, has fewer postoffices than any
other country in the world, there being but
three for $4,000 people. In the United
States there is postoflice for every 1902
people But aside from these statistics i'll re-
gard to population our postal system in the
United States covers moro ground than any
other in the world For instance, we have
l17,000 miles of railway service, more than
all the rest of the world together. How
many letters does the gentle reader suppose
all the people on this planet send in a single
year? The actual statistics are not known,
the total being reached approximately by
postal statisticians. There were carried in
the mails of the world i'll 1856 the enormous
number of 1l,640, 100000 pieces of mail mat
ter, of which the mails of the United States
carried one-third and the mails of all Europe.
nearly two-thirds. So you see it is reason
able TO suppose that this dead letter Office is
.lnl lff..il.
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yer, having been at
one time chancellor
of Upper Canada.
The subject of this
sketch first saw the
light at Mid'llesex,
Ont, Oct. l3, 1883.
He graduated from
the Toronto uni
yel'sity with high
honol,s in 1857. He
first entered politics
as q nlelnner Tor
South Bruce, in the
Ontario assembly,
1867, acting as
leader of the Oppo-
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Presidential Candidates.
would be Obliged If you would give the names

would De obliged II you would give the names
of the presidential candidates of 1860
Politics.
The Democratic national convention met at
Charleston, 3. c., and adjourned to meet at
Baltimore, where it nominated Stephen A.
Douglas and Hershel v. johnson The Con-
stitutional Union convention met at Balti-
more and nominated John Bell and Edward
Everett. The Republican national conyen-
ton met at Chicago and nominated Abraham
Lincoln and Hannibal Ham1in. The Demo
cratic convention composed of seeding dele
gates to the Charleston convention met at
Baltimore and nominated John G. Brecken-
ridge and Joseph Lane. -
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80 n y. sFAULDINU. bunaIO and prac-
ticed in in the supreme court of New
York in 1882 The same year he was ap-
pointed city ERIK of Buffalo; five years later
be was eleceed an alderman. and in IS47
mayor Of the city of Buffalo The next, year
found him in the state assembly, and the fol
lowing year q representative in the Thirty.
first congress. He also served in tho Thirty
sixth and Thirty seventh congresses He was
elected state treasurer OF New York in 1858.
vi late years be has been a bank president
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NEWSPAPER DECISIONS

!. Any one who takes paper regularly from tn e
Postofcewhether directed to HE name or another'E
or whether he has subscribed or nntis responsible
for the payment. .tss5f.Ff.. -szrasa4r =. > !
Q, II person orders bis paper discortlnued h.
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher will cone
Time TO send 1t until payment is made and collect the
Wpoie amount, whether the paper is taken from tie
office or not a1., 10 II n 2 lE3 17SIfJ
3. Theceutts have decided that leIusiDs to take
the newspapers or periodicals from The PostOce OF
removing and leaving them uncalled for,y is primo
facie evidence OF intentional fraud, s2s E..s-ge
Papers ordered to any address can be changed tc
Remittances by draft, check, money order or regis
tered letter may te sent at risk All Posmasters
are required to register letters on application.
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officers of the An
cient Order of
United Worknlen
assembled at the
hall, and the MEM
bers of the various
lodges completely
filled the great
lod &c roo m.
Crowds gathered
in the streets in
the vicinity, rem
dering then almost
IiuIJsISosIUIC. UI anu
Master Workman
TT t. Ro,Iro,.,.
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The NIachfnist's Trade.

Will you please oblige me by stating if there is
an institution in the United States where the
machinist's trade is taught. RS
The Stevens Institute of Technology in Ho-
boken, N. j. The Rose Polytechnic institute
at Terre Haute, Ind. There is also similar
institution at Cincinnati At New York and
Chicago there are training schools for boys.
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Bunker Hill.

Who won the battle of Bunker Hill, the English
or Americans? W.T..
The Americans were driven from their
redoubt on Bunker Hill, and the British re-
manned i'll possession of the ground; yet the
loss of the British was SO great that the moral
effect was in favor Of the Americans.
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yictoria,s Coranation-

Can you decide question as to the coronation
OF Queen Victorias Ihave seen 1t stated that she
was crowned in 1s3s, also that she was crowned
In 1888. 4sV.N.
Victoria became queen on the death of her
uncle, King William Nv, june 20, 1887. She
was crowned at Westminster abbey, June
28, 1885 ~ sz5t 80
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A Mexican Floral wonder.

A newly discovered Mexican flower is quite
wonder, ii reports are true. 1t is said to
be white in the morning, red at noon and
blue at night: and is further credited with
emitting perfume only at the middle of tho
day. 1t grows ON tree of the Isthmus
Tehuantepec. --Arllansaw Traveller.
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at the grammar
schools of his ma
tive place, and was
admitted to tue
bar at the age of 20
years. His first
appearance i'll the
political arena oc-
CURED in 1874, in
which year he was
elected to parlia-
ment from Kings
ton as a Conserva-
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as members of her
corps of entertain-
ing instructors, is
the task to which
Mrs Louisa Knapp
has devoted herself.
Fully appreciating
the necessities and
practical economy
of American house
holds, she kn e w
that her thousands
of readers in every
section of this land
of homes would be
best, edif fed and
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came, few went
away without visit
ing the dead letter
office, for 1t is one
of the most interest
ing of oil the sigLts
in this great capital.
The dead let t ter
office is poked off in
the second and third
stories of the north
east corner of the
build
ing. Mr.. Baird, the
superintendent, and
his assistant, Mr..
Perry, with their
amanuenses occupy
Il large, pleasant
office on the second
qo,.oo,.;,1or ooe;l,v
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80 y = "
oOO,00. His career
has been a notable
one. He was born
in Cayuga county,
n. Y, and was
educated at the
Auburn academy.
When his school
days We're over, he
taught school, then
|ssudied law and
was finally admit
ted to the bar. In
1884 he removed to
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The Calcium Light Doome.,.

The calcium light, which has done so much
for stage representations in the past, is
doomed. As the old gaslight has been super
seded by the electric light, SO also must the
limo light give way before it. Every known
shade in stage lighting can now be produced
by electricity. Weean get warm yellow
glow, deep canary shade, a white light,
pale blue effect, a weird greenish tint, or
bright and effulgent red light, to say nothing
Of a soft, continuous iloli.dazzling illuinina-
ting flame. Chemistry and other sciences
have also contributed mua;, toward realism
on the stage. New Y ork Mail and Express.
Silver plated bon. bon trays, with tongs,
have been introduced at the fashionable
luncheon parties in New York with undoubt-
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WHOLE NO. 922.
MRS. LOUISA KNAPP.
A Popular Woman Editor-What She
Has Accomplished-Her Large Salary.

Has Accomplished-Her Large Salary.
Special Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Feb. when such highly
esteemed American writers as Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps, Rose Terry Cooke, Marion
Harland, Jennie June, Harriet Prescott Spot
ford, Josiah Aliens Wife, Christine Terhune
Herrick and Mary Abbott Rand become not
only the leading, but, all of them, regular
contributors to an Illustrated monthly, that
periodical must have rare special attractions
and unusually strong claims upon the edu-
Gated women of this country.
To secure and retain these favorte authors,
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His Mind yyas sorslId.

Wife IGNORING her dinner - What can be
moro delicious than nice canvashack?
Husband A greenhacs, my dear, green
bnck, -- Tho Rambler.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular advertising payable quarterly, Gs due
Transient advertising payable in advance,
Special Notices are so per cent more than reg
ular advertisements.
Local advertising Is cents for the first insertion;
10 cents per line for each succeeding insertion;
lines counted in Nonparicl measure.
Job Work payable on delivery. r
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VOL 18, NO. 81.
MY TOAST.

MY TOAST.
Not to the queen of fashion;
Not to the jeweled breast;
Not to the slave of fashion;
Not to the royal crest
Not to the brow that's fairest;
Not to the eye lnnst bright,
Not to the genius r..rest,
The toast give tonight.
Not to the rich almsgiving;
Not to the lips most red; ..
Not to the great ones living;
Not to the sacred dead.
My toast is far from CHEEKY
To every man with eyes,
Who hears the drama, weary
Behind hat of size.
lift my goblet foamiug
TO that sweet girl, SO sage,
Who takes off her hat,
So polite and pat, .
To let us see the stage.
To her lift the bealcr, s-sr- ;.
Drimminc with sparkling wine, -
And quaT full measure
TO each now pleasure
Fer bare head gives to mine.
Washington Star.
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[Spccial Corresnonience. /

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Of the 100000
people i'll the United States, one-tenth every
year are made aware of the presence in Wash
ington of the dead letter Office by receiving
letters bearing its ominous, triangular stamp
Perhaps, of these so COO, 900 rot over onc-tenth